Table B-18.  FY 2008 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 332,400 84.72% 57,147 14.56% 2,815 0.72% 392,362 100.00%
   Females 54,640 91.52% 4,834 8.10% 229 0.38% 59,703 100.00%
   Total 387,040 85.62% 61,981 13.71% 3,044 0.67% 452,065 100.00%
NAVY                              
   Males 223,132 95.31% 7,535 3.22% 3,435 1.47% 234,102 100.00%
   Females 40,360 97.98% 612 1.49% 222 0.54% 41,194 100.00%
   Total 263,492 95.71% 8,147 2.96% 3,657 1.33% 275,296 100.00%
MARINE CORPS                            
   Males 162,243 97.09% 4,717 2.82% 140 0.08% 167,100 100.00%
   Females 10,995 98.94% 110 0.99% 8 0.07% 11,113 100.00%
   Total 173,238 97.21% 4,827 2.71% 148 0.08% 178,213 100.00%
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 206,553 99.93% 101 0.05% 37 0.02% 206,691 100.00%
   Females 51,372 99.94% 20 0.04% 12 0.02% 51,404 100.00%
   Total 257,925 99.93% 121 0.05% 49 0.02% 258,095 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 924,328 92.41% 69,500 6.95% 6,427 0.64% 1,000,255 100.00%
   Females 157,367 96.30% 5,576 3.41% 471 0.29% 163,414 100.00%
   Total 1,081,695 92.96% 75,076 6.45% 6,898 0.59% 1,163,669 100.00%
                               
18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE                        
   Males 41,576,444 87.40% (1) (1) 5,995,616 12.60% 47,572,060 100.00%
   Females 37,178,339 92.40% (1) (1) 3,056,131 7.60% 40,234,470 100.00%
   Total 78,754,783 89.69% (1) (1) 9,051,747 10.31% 87,806,530 100.00%
       
  1. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
  2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who 
      self-identify as multiracial are counted in the “two or more” category.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2008.